Entries for June 2024

Sin isn't given its due these days.  Downplaying sin is dangerous.  But there is also another spiritual misstep in which we make way too big a deal out of sin.  It happens, for example, when we persistently wonder if our confessed sins are "really" forgiven, or suspiciou...

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You have been invited to form a team to compete in the 2024 Catholic Youth Olympics! Teams will compete throughout the summer for gold, silver, and bronze medals.  At the end of the summer, the highest scoring team will be crowned the champions.  Competitions will be held on Thursdays a...

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What do I do when circumstances are beyond my control?  Do I become paralyzed with fear and panic?  Do I try to control others and force them into my way of thinking?  Do I turn trustingly to GOD and surrender that which is beyond me?  How have I experienced the presence of GOD w...

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DIVINE MERCY ENCOUNTER DME #109: July 19-21, 2024 (HELD AT ST. JOSEPH BOL, ERIE, PA) DME is a three day retreat program. Each day has a different focus: Friday is the Day of Invitation, focusing on how God is inviting us into relationship. Saturday is the Day of Encounter, where we enc...

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Diocesan News

The 50th Anniversary celebration is coming quickly, and we are still looking for more volunteers. ALL volunteers, those who have already signed up and those who have not, are invited to join us for a meeting on Monday, August 12th at 6pm in the Multi-purpose Room!

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Reflection One of my professors in graduate school used to say frequently, “You never know how far your influence may reach.” As a teacher and school administrator, I know this is true, despite limited empirical data. I think it’s a fair conservative estimate to say that in m...

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National Eucharisitic Pilgrimage Eucharistic Processions will begin at four points around the country and will process with our Lord to meet in Indianapolis July 17th, the start of the National Eucharistic Congress – the first one in 83 years. You can be a part of this as the Seton route...

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PLEASE JOIN NOTRE DAME AND ST. BARTHOLOMEW PARISHES FOR A FAREWELL PARTY IN HONOR OF Fr. Allen and Ginger SATURDAY, 6th of July, 2024, 6:30 pm St. Bartholomew Parish Center Come and wish Fr. Allen best of luck in his new assignment at St. Joseph Church in Oil City, PA.

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MARYKNOLL Fathers and Brothers Diocesan Missionary Cooperative Appeal Deacon Paul Bork will be at the parish for the annual missionary cooperative appeal and second collection for the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers. For anyone wishing to donate by check please make the check payable to Notr...

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Jesus asks us a stunning question this week: "How can Satan cast out Satan?:  To enter into this question opens up the often-hidden dynamics of what Jesus has done and is constantly doing.  If we're honest, our response to some degree is: "How else can we cast him out?  ...

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NOTRE DAME WANTS TO RECOGNIZE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE'S ACHIEVEMENTS Our parish would like to begin recognizing the achievements of our Notre Dame youth on a regular basis in the Sunday Bulletin. We are asking parents/guardians to send us information on the achievements of their children in academic...

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